Henley Passport Index for Q1 2023. Poland high in global ranking

For the fifth year running, Japan crowns the Henley Passport Index, which is based on exclusive and official data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Holders of this document can travel visa-free to 193 destinations around the world.

South Koreans and Singaporeans, whose countries are tied in 2nd place on the index, enjoy a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 192.

Germany and Spain are joint 3rd, with visa-free access to 190 destinations worldwide, followed by Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg - 189.

Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden took the 5th place with 188 countries, whereas France, Ireland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom were jointly 6th with 187 visa-free destinations.

New Zealand, the United States, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic were jointly 7th with 186 countries.

Australia, Canada, Greece, and Malta took the 8th place with 185 countries.

Poland, together with Hungary, were ranked 9th with 184 visa-free destinations. Not so long ago, Polish citizens had to apply for visa when travelling to the United States, but this requirement was lifted in the fall of 2019. In the spring of 2020, Turkey too lifted visa duty for Poles.

The 10th place has been taken by Lithuania and Slovakia.

Afghanistan remains firmly at the bottom of the index, with a score of just 27, with Iraq (29) and Syria (30) ranked slighly higher.

With historical data spanning 18 years, the Henley Passport Index is the only one of its kind based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). The index includes 199 different passports and 227 different travel destinations.

Updated quarterly, the Henley Passport Index is considered the standard reference tool for global citizens and sovereign states when assessing where a passport ranks on the global mobility spectrum.

According to IATA, global travel is now at around 75% of pre-pandemic levels.